Making Up!

Wow, it’s been nearly a month since I last posted. So much going on, can’t pick just one, two or three. But there is something I’d like to share, it’s MAKERS. “MAKERS: Women Who Make America” (a production of Storyville Films) is just one part of the story. That’s the complete title of a new [...]

ITVS Community Cinema @ Washington DCJCC – “The Powerbroker,” “Soul Food Junkies”

Here’s what’s coming up for Community Cinema DC at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center (the second venue is Busboys and Poets). You’ll want to be there and get involved. Find a Community Cinema screening near you — the season continues through June 2013. And there’s no admission fee – Read FREE – only a [...]

Take a Stand. VOTE!

Stanley Nelson‘s Firelight Media partnered with the Advancement Project in videotaping real people who stood up for their right to vote. Tuesday, November 6 is the last and official day to vote in the U.S. for the 2012 election. Here are some handy resources for the polls if you’re getting any static: • 1-800-311-8683 Voter [...]

Race 2012

You sometimes wonder if it’s possible to have a civil and intelligent conversation about race. And the topic is ever so present in an election year, but much more nuanced when it comes to referring to a particular presidential candidate. It’s a challenge to come out of these discussions without some historical, social and/or political [...]

James Baldwin (1963) a social screening with E. Ethelbert Miller (October 13)

Thursday, 4 October 2012, 10:03 | Category : African American, Books, civil rights, Culture, LGBTQ, People, Politics, The Arts
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EXPERIENCE OVEE James Baldwin from “The Negro and the American Promise” (WGBH Archives, recorded 1963) Log on for a a live screening and chat with E. Ethelbert Miller on the literary and political activism of American novelist, essayist, playwright James Baldwin   Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 1- 2 PM (ET)  http://ovee.itvs.org/screenings/0kksw   VIDEO DESCRIPTION:James [...]